SAN MARCOS 
Sheriff’s gang detectives continue to investigate a shooting that left a San Marcos movie theater employee injured when a stray bullet pierced a lobby window Friday night.

The concession-area employee was shot in the arm. Her injury was described as minor.

No arrests were announced Saturday by authorities, and no suspect descriptions released.

The shooting was reported shortly after 9 p.m. at the Edwards San Marcos Stadium 18 on West San Marcos Boulevard near Las Posas Road.

Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Munsey said the gunfire apparently occurred during a gang-related fight in the parking lot. Neither the employee nor the business was intentionally targeted, authorities said.

Saturday afternoon business at the theater appeared brisk as patrons walked past the boarded-up window. Most said they were unaware of the shooting or didn’t care.

“It is concerning to know something like that could happen in this neighborhood,” said Adrian Walker, 15, of San Marcos. “But it’s in the middle of the day in broad daylight. I don’t think there is any risk.”

When the shooting was first reported, authorities didn’t know many details, prompting a massive law enforcement response.

It was quickly determined that the shooting was not inside the building, and the various theaters, packed with moviegoers, were not evacuated, Munsey said.

Theater patron Jenny Dee was just arriving at the theater when she heard a pop she said she thought was a tire blowing out.

With the next two shots and a scream, the 17-year-old Vista resident said she realized it was a shooting.

“People were grabbing their kids, and it was super scary,” Dee said. “It was like two feet from where we were. It was just crazy. It was the loudest thing ever. I didn’t know what to do.”

One Vista woman had been watching “Life of Pi” with a friend in one of the theaters when they heard commotion, but they did not leave the theater. Afterward, she was dismayed to hear what had happened.

“You can’t go to school, you can’t go to work, you can’t go to the movies without being afraid of gun violence,” said Sierra Goss, 22.